New legislation will require consumer smart devices to meet three rigorous security requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT), the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced. Consumer devices such as fridges that can respond to price signals…

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Ofgem has launched an investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP (Scottish Power) Transmission over the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable, which the two companies undertook as a joint venture. The  £1.3…

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The Renewable Exchange platform saw more than 15 suppliers tender for Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for Aviva Investors’ onshore wind farms. They offered multiple ways of monetising power, subsidy and embedded benefits from the wind farms and as a result Aviva Investors has…

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Smart grid platform provider GridBeyond has secured £9 million in new funding.  The leading investor in the round was EDP -  Energias De Portugal, the Portuguese electric utility company. It was supported by existing and new investors in the company: Act Venture Capital –…

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Habitat Energy is to optimize 74MW of energy storage projects for Gresham House Energy Storage Fund. The multi-year agreements comprise three existing projects: a 20MW project in Wiltshire, a 5MW  project in Wolverhampton and the recently-commissioned 49MW  project  on the Red Scar…

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What are the best ways to connect between different electricity grids? The changing mix of the electricity system and the advent of long-distance links sent grid companies back to HVDC technology. Now its providers suggest it could have many more advantages for…

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The UK should expand its use of bioenergy to deliver carbon savings, the Climate Change Committee said in its report published today (23 January). But support should be limited and the best use of biomass kept under review. The report…

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Two more suppliers that took on new customers under ‘supplier of last resort’ arrangements, promising to preserve customer credit balances, will be able to recover part of that cost from consumers, Ofgem has agreed. The latest agreements will call on…

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Government must put the public at the heart of plans to reach net zero by 2050 or it risks fatally undermining the process, Citizens Advice has warned. In a survey of 2000 adults in December, 82% supported the commitment. But…

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The Energy Networks Association has opened consultation on the Open Networks Project work programme. In 2020 the Project will focus on delivering standardisation and alignment across all Workstreams. Priorities for the year include: Advancing local markets for flexibility, with standard…

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